C) Hollister Rd to Langlade (Hwy 64) (8 miles)

This 8-mile stretch (commonly know as _'Section II of the Wolf'_) is often paddled by beginners because it offers a variety of Class I and II rapids with good surfing waves and countless eddies. Put in at Hollister Road, at the top of _Burnt Point Rapids_. After this Class II rock-garden there is about 2.5 miles of flatwater to reach a succession of three Class II rapids: _Oxbow_, _Cedar_ and _Hemlock_. The last of these is the shortest but offers the biggest challenge of the three with its higher gradient. Another two miles of flatwater follows, which passes _Irrigation Ditch_. Boaters commonly run from _'the Ditch' down to Langlade ('Short II')_, as the shuttle is easy and the trip down this 3-mile section is less than two hours. (Use coordinates _45.21325 -88.75814_ for directions to Irrigation Ditch.) Three rapids follow on this section, with the second ( _Sherry Rapid_) being by far the most difficult on the entire stretch. Take out on river right just past the Langlade Bridge. Wisconsin DNR maintains the public access, complete with outhouses and a large parking area. _'Paddling Northern Wisconsin,'_ by Mike Svob/Wisconsin Trails Press provides another fine reference for this (and many others) stretch of river.